The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-03-24
UNSELFlSH SALvATiONlSTS.
The Sacrifices They Make for the Sake
of the Army.

of the Army.
Banjo Jake and his hallelujah banjo;
Blood-washed George and his conse-
Grated drum and guitar; Salvation
Mamie with her redeemed tambourine;
Bottle Charles, the reformed drunkard;
Happy Willie, the inspired cherub;
Circus Sam. the converted clown; ALL
Faith Kate; Hallelujah Lizzie; Ecstatic
Jennie; Smiling Susan and her sun
shine fiddle; Shouting Jake, and Ho-
sanna-Mary are some of the veterans
of the Salvation army that are travel
ing over the country with Gen. Lutz.
and aiding him in ''firing red-hot shot
into the very bed of the enemy" Be-
sides this, the general is accompanied
by his "Amen mother. 20 years old,
who probably blesses her hallelujah son
at each meeting" A few Sundays ago
the general occupied the stage at Harry
Hills sporting theater on Houston
street, and after wrestling with the
devil there for two or three hours he
was prevailed upon to run around the
corner and compare notes with one Of
the police reporters in Mulberry street.
Both the reporters and the general
were we'll versed in sin; that is, both
had seen the terrible results of sin as
shown in all its phases in great me-
tropolis like New York, and finally the
reporter ventured the remark that after
all he believed that rum was at the
bottom of almost all the misery. 10
this the general took exception. and re-
marked that in his opinion selfshness
was the greatest curse to the human
race.
so thoroughly do we soldiers of the
Salvation army believe this" said he,
"that Gen. Booth recently started a
self-denial fund, and the brave privates,
captains and other officers of the army
raised S25, 900 by practicing self-denial
and turning the money which would
have been used toward the gratitica-
ton passed by me into the fund. Some
of the contributors, tell you, were
heroes. One sister sent in half-dol-
lar. Another sent dollar, and said
she had saved it by discarding her
fashy bonnet and wearing her halle
lujah bonnet on all occasions. She got
so full of glory and was SO happy in
this, her first sacrifice. that two days
later she sent another dollar, and said
she had foresworn tea and coffee, and
felt better for it. Sugar was given up
by our soldiers all over the country,
and after the period for which it was
originally discontinued was passed
many signified their determination to
keep on in their abstinence. Some of
our Salvatonists went without meat
and pudding, others lived on soup, and
one old veteran, I remember, sent the
general half-dollar and said he would
gladly 60 without his tlannels to aid the
army. One detachment appointed a
starvation Sunday and tasted all day
long. which helped the fund along con-
siderably. A hallelujah cook refur-
bished an old dress and made it do for
winter, another denied herself visit to
a museum, and Salvation major sent
S. which he and his wife had saved by
living on brown bread and potatoes;
and so might 60 on telling you how
these noble soldiers had their souls re-
christened and filled with the fire of
faith while they aided in advancing the
good work.
Hereafter, it is said. one week will be
set apart in each year for abstaining
from some customary pleasure, to the
end of contributing its equivalent in
money to the self-denial fund of the
army.-MeaU York Mail and Express.